Verse 9

Jeremiah 17:9

Young's Literal Translation

9 Crooked [is] the heart above all things, And it [is] incurable -- who doth know it?

Original Language Text

hebrew

עָקֹ֥ב הַ/לֵּ֛ב מִ/כֹּ֖ל וְ/אָנֻ֣שׁ ה֑וּא מִ֖י יֵדָעֶֽ/נּוּ

English Translation

The heart is deceitful above all, and desperately sick; who can understand it?

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Chapter 17 Context

1 The sin of Judah is written with a pen of iron, With the point of a diamond, Graven on the tablet of... Focus ↗

2 As their sons remember their altars and their shrines, By the green tree, by the high hills. Focus ↗

3 O My mountain in the field -- thy strength, All thy treasures -- for a prey I give, Thy high places... Focus ↗

4 And thou hast let go -- even through thyself, Of thine inheritance that I gave to thee, And I have c... Focus ↗

5 Thus said Jehovah: Cursed [is] the man who doth trust in man, And hath made flesh his arm, And from... Focus ↗

6 And he hath been as a naked thing in a desert, And doth not see when good cometh, And hath inhabited... Focus ↗

7 Blessed [is] the man who trusteth in Jehovah, And whose confidence hath been Jehovah. Focus ↗

8 And hath been as a tree planted by waters, And by a rivulet he sendeth forth his roots, And he doth... Focus ↗

9 Crooked [is] the heart above all things, And it [is] incurable -- who doth know it?

10 I Jehovah do search the heart, try the reins, Even to give to each according to his way, According t... Focus ↗

11 A partridge hatching, and not bringing forth, [Is] one making wealth, and not by right, In the midst... Focus ↗

12 A throne of honour on high from the beginning, The place of our sanctuary, Focus ↗

13 The hope of Israel [is] Jehovah, All forsaking Thee are ashamed, And 'My apostates' in the earth are... Focus ↗

14 Heal me, O Jehovah, and I am healed, Save me, and I am saved, for my praise [art] Thou. Focus ↗

15 Lo, they are saying unto me: 'Where [is] the word of Jehovah? pray, let it come.' Focus ↗

16 And I hastened not from feeding after Thee, And the desperate day I have not desired, Thou -- Thou h... Focus ↗

17 Be not Thou to me for a terror, My hope [art] Thou in a day of evil. Focus ↗

18 Let my pursuers be ashamed, and let not me be ashamed -- me! Let them be affrighted, and let not me... Focus ↗

19 Thus said Jehovah unto me: 'Go, and thou hast stood in the gate of the sons of the people, by which... Focus ↗

20 and thou hast said unto them: Hear a word of Jehovah, ye kings of Judah, and all Judah, and all inha... Focus ↗

21 Thus said Jehovah, Take ye heed to yourselves, And ye bear not a burden on the day of rest, Nor have... Focus ↗

22 Nor do ye take out a burden from your houses on the day of rest, Yea, any work ye do not do, And ye... Focus ↗

23 And they have not hearkened nor inclined their ear, And they stiffen their neck not to hear, And not... Focus ↗

24 And it hath been, if ye certainly hearken unto Me, An affirmation of Jehovah, So as not to bring in... Focus ↗

25 Then entered by the gates of this city have kings and princes, Sitting on the throne of David, Ridin... Focus ↗

26 And they have come in from cities of Judah, And from suburbs of Jerusalem, And from the land of Benj... Focus ↗

27 And if ye do not hearken unto me to sanctify the day of rest, And so as not to bear a burden, And to... Focus ↗

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